User:Sbisho/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Madjedbebe:
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is relevant to the content of the course, as this is one of the sites we have learned about in class. This site is the oldest in Australia and has been a source of debate for archaeologists when understanding the peopling of Australia (the dates are what is in question- ranging from 50,000 years ago to 65,000 years ago). This article is neutral and sports a range of citations, nearly taking more space than the article itself. Each claim has a citation. Each sentence has a citation, really. The author of this made sure to only impart the findings of archaeologists when writing this article.  While the author does cite the same authors multiple times, it is because they are experts within their fields. The oldest citation is from 1990 and the most recent is 2021; this article contains both up-to-date information and foundational information on the Madjebebe site.  This article is speaking on Ancestral Aboriginal archaeology, which is not spoken about much within the United States and European archaeology. It is important for archaeologists to widen our horizons and learn more about Australian archaeology, as we would Classical.  Only one contribution was made. A wikipedian named Fendragon57 suggested to include older excavations within the site by Clarkson in 1973 and 1989, and how those impacted understanding at the time and presently, of the site.
 * Sources:Florin, S.A., Roberts, P., Marwick, B. et al. Pandanus nutshell generates a palaeoprecipitation record for human occupation at Madjedbebe, northern Australia. Nat Ecol Evol 5, 295–303 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01379-8
 * Sources:Florin, S.A., Roberts, P., Marwick, B. et al. Pandanus nutshell generates a palaeoprecipitation record for human occupation at Madjedbebe, northern Australia. Nat Ecol Evol 5, 295–303 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01379-8

Option 2

 * Article title :Lake Mungo
 * Article Evaluation:The article is well done and is relevant to the course, as it is one of the oldest sites in Australia and the oldest site in New South Wales, Australia. This site is important in understanding the peopling of Australia (how Ancient Aboriginese moved further inland and what their diet would be like). :The article uses neutral language, and describes the site as well as the Mungo Man and Mungo Woman, some of the oldest remains in Australia. Some claims are not cited, and there needs to be more citations (example- dates are not cited). :There are not enough citations, as noted by wikipedia itself. I would recommend more citations, maybe not ones that have the site as its main focus, but explain it like Bowdler. The citations within the article are good, however, the most recent is from 2015. I would try and find more recent articles.:This article is important because it speaks on Aboriginal archaeology, which is not spoken about much within the United States and European archaeology.:Many contributions were made to this article. One made by Geo1un, suggested an addition of overkill hypothesis, which was denied by the author. Other users have suggested editing the dates down to 42,000 years ago, which have also been denied. The talk page was most active in 2018.
 * Sources:Bowdler, S. (1977) The coastal colonisation of Australia. In J. Allen, J. Golson and R. Jones (eds), Sunda and Sahul: Prehistoric Studies in Southeast Asia, Melanesia and Australia, pp.205-246. London: Academic Press https://www.academia.edu/691488/The_coastal_colonisation_of_Australia :Long, K., Wood, R., Williams, I. S., Kalish, J., Shawcross, W., Stern, N., & Grün, R. (2018). Fish otolith microchemistry: Snapshots of lake conditions during early human occupation of Lake Mungo, Australia. Quaternary International, 463, 29–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2016.10.026 :Mulvaney, D. J. (Derek J. (2011). Digging up a past. University of New South Wales Press.

Option 3 (I WANT TO DO THIS ONE)

 * Article title:Devil's Lair
 * Article Evaluation:The article is relevant to the presentation in class, as it is one of the oldest sites in Australia, and important in understanding the peopling of Australia. This article does not speak much on the archaeology itself, but it is neutral. It speaks on the cave itself, the history of excavations, dating, and archaeological significance. :There are a reasonable amount of citations, however, there is not a lot of information of the archaeology within the site itself. There is also only a sentence on its significance. More citations can be added, but also more information should be added within the article.:This article is important because it speaks on Aboriginal archaeology, which is not spoken about much within the United States and European archaeology.:No one has talked within the talk page.
 * Sources:Balme, J. (2014). Devils Lair: Occupation intensity and land-use. Australian Archaeology, 79, 179–186.:Bowdler, S. (1977) The coastal colonisation of Australia. In J. Allen, J. Golson and R. Jones (eds), Sunda and Sahul: Prehistoric Studies in Southeast Asia, Melanesia and Australia, pp.205-246. London: Academic Press https://www.academia.edu/691488/The_coastal_colonisation_of_Australia :Turney, C. S. M., Bird, M. I., Fifield, L. K., Roberts, R. G., Smith, M., Dortch, C. E., Grün, R., Lawson, E., Ayliffe, L. K., Miller, G. H., Dortch, J., & Cresswell, R. G. (2001). Early Human Occupation at Devil’s Lair, Southwestern Australia 50,000 Years Ago. Quaternary Research, 55(1), 3–13. https://doi.org/10.1006/qres.2000.2195

Option 4

 * Article title:Warratyi
 * Article Evaluation:Article is relevant, as it is within Australian Archaeology, and there needs to more research on Aboriginal Archaeology. The article is neutral but makes claims without proper citations. Warratyi is a site in South Australia, and dates to around 40,000 years ago. Remains of emu eggs and a giant bird was found within the site. The article discusses the geography, archaeological findings, dating, and analysis of the site. There seems to be good information on the dating and process of analysis of the site, which is always great to see. :There are good sources, however not all claims are cited correctly. All of the citations are present, although they are all from the same year (2016). :This article is important because it speaks on Aboriginal archaeology, which is not spoken about much within the United States and European archaeology.:The talk page discusses the story surrounding the discovery of the site- it still needs editing. Additionally, the talk page talked about the inclusion of Lake Eyre.
 * Sources:Hamm, G., Mitchell, P., Arnold, L. J., Prideaux, G. J., Questiaux, D., Spooner, N. A., Levchenko, V. A., Foley, E. C., Worthy, T. H., Stephenson, B., Coulthard, V., Coulthard, C., Wilton, S., & Johnston, D. (2016). Cultural innovation and megafauna interaction in the early settlement of arid Australia. Nature (London), 539(7628), 280–283. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature20125 :Nolch, G. (2016). Australia’s Arid Zone Settled 10,000 Years Earlier. In Australasian science (Vol. 37, Issue 10, pp. 6-). Control Publications Pty Ltd.

Option 5

 * Article title:Nauwalabila
 * Article Evaluation:This article has not been written yet. I am thinking, utilizing these sources, and additional ones found along the way, I would start to construct an article.
 * Sources:Bird, M. I., Turney, C. S. M., Fifield, L. K., Jones, R., Ayliffe, L. K., Palmer, A., Cresswell, R., & Robertson, S. (2002). Radiocarbon analysis of the early archaeological site of Nauwalabila I, Arnhem Land, Australia: implications for sample suitability and stratigraphic integrity. Quaternary Science Reviews, 21(8), 1061–1075. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-3791(01)00058-0 :Hiscock, P. (1993). Interpreting the vertical distribution of stone points within Nauwalabila 1, Arnhem Land. Beagle (Darwin, N.T., Australia), 10(1), 173–178. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.287488 :Smith, M. A., Ward, I., & Moffat, I. (2020). How do we distinguish termite stone lines from artefact horizons? A challenge for geoarchaeology in tropical Australia. Geoarchaeology, 35(2), 232–242. https://doi.org/10.1002/gea.21766